Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) was 32nd President of the United States
(1933-1945). Thomas Bell Love (1870-1948) was a lawyer, Texas Speaker of the House
(1906-1907), and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (1917-1919).

Scope and Contents

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Letters, 1918, 1933-1945, contain photocopies of
correspondence with Thomas B. Love during Roosevelt’s presidency, as well as
clippings, memos, speeches, and petitions, and a letter to Warren Alexander. Topics discussed in the letters include
Love’s suggestions on certain political appointments; his involvement and concerns
on judicial reform, the Supreme Court, and judicial confirmations; the defeat of the
Black-Connery; banking reform and the passage of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
elections of 1936, 1940, and 1944; federal regulations of the oil industry and on
agriculture with respects to Texas; flood control and improvement of navigation of
the Trinity River; controversies surrounding liquor bills and various New Deal
measures; and Love’s reelection in 1938 and appointments to different
businesses.

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.

Subsequent revisions made by Evan Usler, September 2011.

Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory3E262Correspondence between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas B. Love,
1933-19453E262Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, to
Warren Alexander regarding a donation of binoculars, telescopes, and
spy-glasses, 1918